diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4acd06b..bc67b9c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+# git ignore these please
+.vscode
+__pycache__
 config.py
+*.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e5a149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# python reqs